TWO CELEBRATIONS AND REMEMBERING AN ELDERLY CHERUBIM!

SEVERAL THINGS, to #CELEBRATE  today and prep for, tomorrow! FIRST, it's hard to believe, that it's 45 years, since I stood in a looong queue, with my good friend, Stuart, umbrella  flapping in the wind and rain, waiting to get entrance, into our local flea pit, to watch a cinematic event, that would change our perspective  of films, SFX and would drain our pocket money for the next few weeks! We went along to see the film, several times, during the month, it was held over at our cinema, bought ANY magazine that carried a feature or pics. '#StarWars:ANEWHOPE' would be an event that we would never forget, with only the possible exception of #ROGUEONE did that feeling ever re-ignite, for any of the many sequels or prequels. It was and still very much is, a game changer indeed!

 

A HEADS UP! Tomorrow marks the 125th anniversary of the publishing of Bram Stoker's novel #DRACULA! ... quite by coincidence, tomorrow we mark, a VERY important birthday too..... 

 

LOTS OF INTEREST in the career of this gentleman, over at the Facebook PCASuk Fan Page, today as we mark and celebrate the birthday of actor, and SO MUCHnMORE, #MilesMalleson!  So, touching to see, so many of you very affectionately remember his roles with #PeterCushing and #ChristopherLee, but also a whole career of other roles in some classic films.

 

IF YOU HAVE EVER watched a British comedy film or a Hammer horror, chances are you’ll have come across this cherubic king of the two-minute cameo. He is never the star, though he appeared in nearly a hundred films. He leaves all the hard work to Peter Cushing or Peter Sellers and then, usually about half an hour in, he comes on, steals the show, and goes again! In some ways, but in fewer Hammer films, much like #MichaelRipper, Miles Malleson is face all lovers of Hammer films spot and know right away!

 

DRACULA (1958) 'Hound of the Baskervilles' (1959) 'The Brides of Dracula' (1960) ... all quiet priceless characters, entertaining. You will find a link to Matthew Coniam's excellent feature on Malleson's life and career. Miles had quite a full life off screen and played other very entertaining roles in some classic Ealing films and British cinema . Remembered here today, Miles Malleson born today, May 25th 1888 - March 15th 1969.

 

QUESTION: DID #CHRISTOPHERLEE OWN MORE THAN ONE OF THESE?

LARGE SCAN of rare #ChristopherLee publicity still from #Dracula 1958... it was of much personal attactment to Lee, as he mentions it in his autobiography, BUT did he have more than ONE of these??? - Marcus

 

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ON SET DURING MAKING OF #SPACE1999 #CHRISTOPHERLEE GALLERY ONE OR TWO!

#ChristopherLee #Space1999 #PCASuk Gallery One! 'Space 1999' was a UK television series produced by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, that ran from 1975-77. The Anderson's were the first pioneers of children's sci fi entertainment, famous for their marionette string puppet casts and very detailed model sets featuring high tension drama that often ended with quite convincing huge explosions! 

 

TOGETHER, Gerry and Sylvia with their partnership company Century 21, were responsible for pulling huge audiences for their first 'Supermarionation' productions of 'Stingray' 'Fireball XL5' 'Thunderbirds' 'Joe 90' and 'Captain Scarlet' . In the 1970's the Anderson's moved away from marionette players, to live action casts that often featured impressive casts of British and American actors. 'Space 1999' was probably the most successful of these. 

 

SPACE 1999 series one, also featured both #PeterCushing and #ChristopherLee as the lead characters in their own episode, Cushing in 'The Missing Link' (UK broadcast Jan 22, 1976) and Lee in 'Earthbound' (UK broadcast Dec 4, 1975) Very good dramas, with Lee and Cushing having very similar costumes and . . long hair wigs.

 

CHRISTOPHER LEE'S character wig, seems to have given problems' with its 'slippage' during shooting .. at one point even escaping the attention of makeup and hair dept and appearing briefly on screen. I have TWO galleries of rare stills to share with you this week. Seeing Lee working on set, relaxing and being endlessly attended to by hair and wardrobe, must have given him pause for thought!

 

DURING THE MAKING of 'EARTHBOUND' the was a visit to the set by the great TV and film producer and mogul, Lew Grade, and at one point, production halts as actor #RoyDotrice is derailed by the crew of the ITV series, 'This Is Your Life' as their latest victim (broadcast March 20th 1974).. Lee looks on, probably reliving the trauma of his recent appearance on the series, being the victim / subject matter the year before, (UK broadcast April 3rd 1974) 

 

ABOVE: A VERY INTERESTING AND ENTERTAINING EVENT! ALL WILL BE REVEALED IN A PCASuk FEATURE AND GALLERY HERE AND AT THE Facebook PCASuk Fan Page NEXT WEEK!

 

I HOPE YOU enjoy these quite interesting stills, of what was a very professional crew and set, all working and committing to what was once cutting edge television, and still is very entertaining drama! Gallery Two will be with you this weekend! - Marcus

 

COMING SOON : PART TWO!

 

IF YOU LIKE what you see here at our website, you'll  love our daily themed posts at our PCAS FACEBOOK FAN PAGE.  Just click that blue LINK and click LIKE when you get there, and help us . . Keep The Memory Alive!. The Peter Cushing Appreciation Society website, facebook fan page and youtube channel are managed, edited and written by Marcus Brooks, PCAS co-ordinator since 1979. PCASuk is based in the UK and USA    

THE DAY #CHRISTOPHERLEE GOT THE SURPRISE OF HIS LIFE! FEATURE & RARE STILLS #BTS GALLERY

THE DAY #CHRISTOPHERLEE got the SURPRISE of his LIFE!  Rare stills gallery and PCASuk feature! Coming Soon!- Marcus

 

IF YOU LIKE what you see here at our website, you'll  love our daily themed posts at our PCAS FACEBOOK FAN PAGE.  Just click that blue LINK and click LIKE when you get there, and help us . . Keep The Memory Alive!. The Peter Cushing Appreciation Society website, facebook fan page and youtube channel are managed, edited and written by Marcus Brooks, PCAS co-ordinator since 1979. PCASuk is based in the UK and USA    

#BELUCKYTODAY #CUSHING #LEE AND #PRICE

SUPERSTITIOUS? WELL here's a post and THREE GUYS who would SCARE AWAY any BAD LUCK! Hope you are having a GOOD DAY TODAY! - Marcus

 

IF YOU LIKE what you see here at our website, you'll  love our daily themed posts at our PCAS FACEBOOK FAN PAGE.  Just click that blue LINK and click LIKE when you get there, and help us . . Keep The Memory Alive!. The Peter Cushing Appreciation Society website, facebook fan page and youtube channel are managed, edited and written by Marcus Brooks, PCAS co-ordinator since 1979. PCASuk is based in the UK and USA    

#SPACE1999 #CHRISTOPHERLEE FEATURE AND RARE STILLS GALLERY PLUS #FUN&GAMES AT CINEMA STORE AND #OHTHEINNOCENTS! OF IT ALL

SO, WHAT'S coming up, around the corner on the #PCASuk page shortly... Well, there's THIS! Both #PeterCushing and #ChristopherLee appeared in their own episodes of the tv show, 'Space 1999' in the 1970's. Lee's episode was quite an interesting one, even when the camera wasn't rolling, and YOU'LL see why, in a great gallery of stills, that will be featured in a PCASuk feature... Earthbound, brought some great moments on and off screen! It will be with you shortly, don't miss it 😊

 

HERE IS A PHOTOGRAPH, that stirred quite a lot of interest and comments at the FACEBOOK PCASuk FAN PAGE yesterday! Oooh the Innocence! The film was 'Penny and the Pownall Case' in 1948, HE was just 26 years old.. and his young angel looking female co star, is below!  

 

FUN AND GAMES with Hammer actress, the late #INGRIDPITT back in 2004 and a signed portrait of #CHRISTOPHERLEE! Back in 2004, business was really starting to feel the bite of cheaper options from Ebay traders. Private and also francised memorabilia stores throughout the country, were losing trade. The cost of premises and over heads, were soon to take many a Forbidden Planet and little private comic and model shops, who also traded in rare stills. Ebay started in the UK back in 1999, and by 2005, we sadly lost many excellent stills stores in the UK cities.  

 

THE CINEMA BOOK SHOP  Great Russell Street, London was a big fav of mine. Full of lobby cards, cinema posters, scripts and stills by the thousands and reasonably prices too! Once they are gone, for sure, they won't be back. Unlike Ingrid's vampires in '#TheHouseThatDrippedBlood' and '#TheVampireLovers' and as we all know, you could never keep Christopher Lee's #Dracula laid to rest, for long.... !  

 

IF YOU LIKE what you see here at our website, you'll  love our daily themed posts at our PCAS FACEBOOK FAN PAGE.  Just click that blue LINK and click LIKE when you get there, and help us . . Keep The Memory Alive!. The Peter Cushing Appreciation Society website, facebook fan page and youtube channel are managed, edited and written by Marcus Brooks, PCAS co-ordinator since 1979. PCASuk is based in the UK and USA